Water control and distributor device



Nov. 15, 1955 J -rm 2,723,879

WATER CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTOR DEVICE Filed April 26, 1954 FIG.

' INVENTOR. J- JOHN G. MARI/N l BY ATTORNEY United States Patent WATER.CONTROL. AND'DISTRIBUTOR DEVICE John C. Martin, La Jolla, Calif.

Application April 26, 1954, Serial No. 425,368

4' Claims. (Cl. 299-60) My invention relates to a water control anddistributor device, more particularly to a device used for soaking areasof ground in regulated quantities for equal distribution withoutspraying or wetting the foliage of the plant where the water isdistributed, and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a water control and distributor device in which waterflow is bafiied so that it soaks the ground without spraying or wettingthe plant foliage.

Second, to provide a device of this class in which the flow may beregulated by simply turning a portion of the control device.

Third, to provide a device of this class by which the water flow may beentirely shut ofi by further turning the control portion of the device.

Fourth, to provide a device of this class which is only one unit ofwhich a plurality may be used for soaking a large area, and

Fifth, to provide a device of this class that is extremely simple andeconomical to make, easy to install in connection with conventionalwater service supply risers,

efficient in its action, and which will not readily deteriorate or getout of order.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, as will behereinafter described in detail, and particularly set forth in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and tothe character of reference thereon, which form a part of thisapplication, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top or plan view of my water control anddistributor device with a portion broken away to facilitate theillustration, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on a line 2-2 of Fig.l and showing portions broken away to facilitate the illustration.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the views of the drawings.

It is to be noted that applicants water control and distributor deviceis a single unit as disclosed herein, and is to be utilized by anunderground water pipe system or a hose in sections with supports withmale pipe threaded risers distributed in suitable positions in the areato be irrigated or soaked. Each unit of my device includes a femalethreaded connection portion 1 which is adapted to be screw-threaded onthe riser R, shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This connectionmember 1 extends upwardly and is provided with external tapered pipethreads 2, extending upwardly from a shoulder 3. It is provided at itsupper end with downwardly extending opposed slots 4. Screw-threaded onthis threaded portion 2 and resting against the shoulder 3 is adisc-like member 5 which is provided with an upwardly extending annularbaffle member 6 which is positioned inwardly from the periphery of saiddisc-like member 5 leaving a flange portion 7 extending outwardly aroundthe same.

Screw-threaded on the upper end of the threaded portion 2 is a cap-likemember 8 by means of pipe threads insaid cap conforming to the pipethreads 2 on the member 1 and it will be noted that these threadsextend" downwardly on a portion 9 and extending downwardly therefrom andspaced from the threaded portion 2 a slight distance is an annularbaffie member 10, it being noted that the portion 9 of the cap member 8extendsdownwardly over the slots 4 in the upper end of the member 1sothat the flow of water through the slots 4 may be regulated bysimplyturning the cap member 8 downwardly and the flow may be entirelyclosedgoif by turning said cap member 8 downwardly to pass the lower endof the slot and in tight relation with the threads 2 to form a tightclosed fit. This cap member 8 extends outwardly past the baflle member 6on the disc 5 then turns downwardly in spaced relation outwardly fromthe baffle member 6 forming an annular downwardly extending flange 11which forms another bafie for the water in its flow to the ground fromthe riser R.

Thus it will be noted that the water flows from the conventional waterdistributing system through the riser R up through the member 1 outthrough the slots 4 and bafiled by the member 10 and downwardly thenupwardly, between the baftle members 10 and 6 past the upper edge of thebafile member 6 then downwardly and out past the lower edge of thebaffle 11, where it has been so bafiled that it flows down around theflange 7 to the ground for water distribution and soaking withoutspraying or wetting the foliage, all as shown by arrows in Fig. 2 of thedrawing. Thus the flow of water can be controlled by simply turning thecap member 8 on the threads 2 regulating the flow through the slots 4and that the water may be turned off entirely by continuing the turningof the cap 8 to its tight relation with the threads 2 past the loweredge of the slots 4.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions, I-do not wish to be limited tothis particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire toinclude in the scope of my invention the construction, combination andarrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a Water control and distributor device the combination of aconnection member internally pipe-threaded at its lower end, andexternally pipe threaded at its upper end, and provided with opposedslots through its walls extending downwardly from its upper edge, and acap member screw-threaded over the upper end thereof arranged to bescrew-threaded down below the lower ends of said slots in saidconnection member, said cap provided with a plurality of downwardlyextending annular baifles arranged to bathe the water from said slotsand force it downwardly.

2. In a water control and distributor device the combination of aconnection member internally pipe-threaded at its lower end, andexternally pipe threaded at its upper end, and provided with opposedslots through its walls extending downwardly from its upper edge, a capmember screw-threaded over the upper end thereof arranged to bescrew-threaded down below the lower ends of said slots in saidconnection member, said cap provided with a plurality of downwardlyextending annular bafiles arranged to bafile the water from said slotsand force it downwardly, and a disc member secured to said connectionmember below the lower edges of the annular baffles on said cap member.

3. In a water control and distributor device the combination of aconnection member internally pipe-threaded at its lower end, andexternally pipe threaded at its upper end, and provided with opposedslots through its walls extending downwardly from its upper edge, a capmember screw-threaded over the upper end thereof arranged to bescrew-threaded down below the lower ends of said slots in saidconnection member, said cap provided with a plurality of downwardlyextending annular bafiles arranged to baffie the water from said slotsand force it downwardly, a disc member secured to said connection memberbelow the lower edges of the annular bames on said cap member, said discmember provided with an annular upwardly extending baffie memberinterposed between the baffie members on said cap member and in spacedrelation therefrom.

4. In a water control and distributor device the combination with aconventional pipe-threaded riser from a distributing system, of aconnection member provided with threads arranged to fit said riser atits lower end and provided with tapered pipe threads externally at itsReferences Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,201,990 Thomas Oct. 17, 1916 1,862,812 Thompson June 14, 19322,037,145 Palermo Apr. 14, 1936

